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The Ethiopian peace activist and the founder of the oldest human rights organization in Ethiopia, Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam told the BBC that he has given up on the Western governments’ support for democracy in Ethiopia.
Source: Jimma Times
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi issued a blunt warning to opposition groups he says are trying to organize a people’s revolution.
Source: Ethiopian News
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Ethiopia is ready to help the people of Eritrea topple the regime of Issaias Afeworki, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told lawmakers Tuesday, ruling out a military invasion. Meles accused the Eritrean government of trying to destabilise Ethiopia by backing rebel groups such as the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) as well as the Somali Al Qaeda-affiliated Shebab.
Source: AFP
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Ethiopia’s long held policy of detente towards Eritrea’s alleged transgression and its leaders’ belligerence is possibly shifting to an active pursuit of regime change, according to series of remarks made last week by senior officials of the Ethiopian government.
Source: Addis Fortune
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Ethiopia’s biggest opposition party, Medrek, said on Saturday that at least 200 of its supporters and members have been jailed in a crack down over the past ten days.
Arena-Medrek chairman, Gebru Asrat told Sudan Tribune that most of the detainees were supporters and some were candidates in last year’s national election in which the ruling EPRDF party won nearly 100% of the total votes.
Source: Sudan Tribune
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi blamed a little-known local Muslim group of preaching religious intolerance in an area where Christian churches were burnt last week, killing one person.
Source: AlertNet - Reuters
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Saturday escalating unrest in Yemen could bolster al Qaeda and its allied Somali insurgents al Shaabab, but ruled out any similar unrest in his country.
Source: AlertNet - Reuters
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Ethiopian authorities are accused of using development aid as a political tool. Human rights group said farmers who do not support Ethiopian's ruling party led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi are rejected loans, fertilisers and seeds.
Source: Africa News
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/9/
The Economist takes a look at the impact of live aid on the people of Ethiopia and examines why so little has changed.
Source: The Economist
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Important subject: but surely if comparing living conditions for most people in Ethiopia in the 1980s with 2010 the conclusion has to be that they can live their lifes rather better now - even if the degree of political freedom is not great and definitely not what was hoped for when Mengistu was ousted!
by Patk 95 weeks 2 days ago/10/
On NewBusinessEthiopia.com Gebru Kahsay Kiflu shares his view on the Nile conflict: "The fact that Abay River is the property of Ethiopia remains forever and we continue using our property fairly and equitably with other tributaries including Egypt."
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